Physical Activity in Very Young Children With Type 1 Diabetes

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12621000210875

Enrollment

Registered

2021-02-26

Start date

2021-03-01

Completion date

2021-08-02

Last updated

2021-03-08

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The study will take place over 7 days in a free living environment. It will involve toddlers between the ages of 2 and 7 who have had type 1 diabetes for greater than 1 year. During this 7 day time period we will monitor their blood glucose levels through the use of a continuous glucose monitor, along with the amount of exercise they undertake which will be done using accelerometers. At the end of the 7 day period parents will be asked two complete two surveys, one around the fear of hypoglycaemia and the other around the barriers to physical activity. Accelerometer data will then be compared to an aged matched population group. This will help us gather information young children with type 1 diabetes and how they are participating in exercise.

Interventions

Children aged between 2 and 7 years with type 1 diabetes will be recruited for this study. Dexcom G5 Continous glucose monitors will be used to collect interstitial glucose levels for the 7 days of the study, with a new sensor inserted on day 1 of the study. GTX3+ accelerometers will be utilised to measure physical activity. These will be attached to the hip of the child and be worn continuously for 7 days. The accelerometres will be collected from the parent at the end of the 7 days.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

2 Years to 7 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

• Age between the ages of 2.0 and 6.9 years • Duration of type 1 diabetes greater than 6 months • Willingness to wear an accelerometer and continuous glucose monitor for 7 days Data from this study will be compared to age matched controls data already collected from a previous study which looked at physical activity in standard population.

Exclusion criteria

Comorbid congenital heart disease, severe asthma or other lung disease, physical disability that would affect the ability of the participant to be physically active Data from this study will be compared to age matched controls data already collected from a previous study which looked at physical activity in standard population.

Outcome results